ആലം

See also: അലം and ആഴം

Malayalam

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aːlɐm/
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Etymology 1

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Noun

ആലം • (ālaṁ)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Marathi आलम (ālam). Compare Hindi आलम (ālam).

Noun

ആലം • (ālaṁ)

world
earth

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Sanskrit आल (āla).

Noun

ആലം • (ālaṁ)

broadness
Synonym: വിസ്താരം (vistāraṁ)
poison
Synonym: വിഷം (viṣaṁ)
yellow orpiment

Etymology 4

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Noun

ആലം • (ālaṁ)

A tree; Careya arborea
Synonym: പേഴ് (pēḻŭ)

References

Gundert, Hermann (1872) “ആലം”, in A Malayalam and English dictionary, Mangalore, London: C. Stolz; Trübner & Co.
https://dict.sayahna.org/stv/36273/
Kailash Nath (2019) “ആലം”, in “Olam” Kailash Nath's Malayalam → English dictionary

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